#order_Coleoptera__Coleoptera  beetles
  supertype:  animal_order  the order of animals
  member of:  class_Insecta
  member:  beetle  insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
  member:  family_Cicindelidae__Cicindelidae  tiger beetles
     member:  tiger_beetle__tigerbeetle  active usually bright-colored beetle that preys on other insects
  member:  family_Coccinellidae__Coccinellidae  the ladybugs
     member:  ladybug__lady_beetle__ladybird__ladybird_beetle  small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
     member:  genus_Adalia__Adalia  genus of ladybugs
        member:  two-spotted_ladybug__twospottedladybug__Adalia_bipunctata  red ladybug with a black spot on each wing
     member:  genus_Epilachna__Epilachna  genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America; both larvae and adults feed on plants
        member:  Mexican_bean_beetle__bean_beetle__Epilachna_varivestis  introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant
     member:  genus_Hippodamia__Hippodamia  genus of ladybugs
        member:  Hippodamia_convergens  a variety of ladybug
     member:  genus_Rodolia__Rodolia__genus_Vedalia  genus of Australian ladybugs
        member:  vedalia__Rodolia_cardinalis  native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects
  member:  family_Carabidae__Carabidae  ground beetles
     member:  ground_beetle__carabid_beetle__carabidbeetle  predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects
     member:  genus_Brachinus__Brachinus  bombardier beetles
        member:  bombardier_beetle  beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed
     member:  genus_Calosoma  genus of large predaceous ground beetles that feed on injurious caterpillars
        member:  calosoma  any beetle of the genus Calosoma
  member:  family_Lampyridae__Lampyridae  fireflies
     member:  lightning_bug__lightningbug__firefly  nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs
  member:  family_Cerambycidae__Cerambycidae  long-horned beetles
     member:  long-horned_beetle__longicorn__longicorn_beetle__longicornbeetle  long-bodied beetle having very long antennae
     member:  genus_Monochamus__Monochamus  sawyer beetles
        member:  sawyer_beetle__sawyer  any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers
        member:  pine_sawyer  large beetle whose larvae bore holes in pine trees
  member:  family_Chrysomelidae__Chrysomelidae  leaf beetles
     member:  leaf_beetle__chrysomelid  brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems
     member:  genus_Leptinotarsa__Leptinotarsa  Colorado potato beetles
        member:  Colorado_potato_beetle__Colorado_beetle__potato_bug__potato_beetle__Leptinotarsa_decemlineata  black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide
  member:  family_Dermestidae__Dermestidae  carpet beetles
     member:  carpet_beetle__carpet_bug  small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics
  member:  family_Cleridae__Cleridae  beetles that prey on other insects
     member:  clerid_beetle__clerid  predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic
  member:  superfamily_Lamellicornia__Lamellicornia  scarabaeid beetles and stag beetles
     member:  lamellicorn_beetle__lamellicornbeetle  beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segments
     member:  family_Scarabaeidae__Scarabaeidae  scarab or dung beetles
        member:  scarabaeid_beetle__scarabaeid__scarabaean  any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes
        member:  genus_Scarabaeus  type genus of the Scarabaeidae
           member:  scarab__scarabaeus__Scarabaeus_sacer  scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians
        member:  genus_Popillia__Popillia  a genus of Scarabaeidae
           member:  Japanese_beetle__Popillia_japonica  small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia; serious plant pest in North America
        member:  genus_Anomala__Anomala  genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants; includes several pests of cultivated grasses
           member:  Oriental_beetle__Asiatic_beetle__Anomala_orientalis  introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses
        member:  subfamily_Melolonthidae__Melolonthidae  considered a separate family in some classification systems
           member:  genus_Melolontha__Melolontha  a genus of Melolonthidae
              member:  cockchafer__May_bug__May_beetle__Melolontha_melolontha  any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult
           member:  genus_Macrodactylus__Macrodactylus  a genus of Melolonthidae
              member:  rose_bug__rose_chafer__Macrodactylus_subspinosus  common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines
        member:  subfamily_Cetoniidae__Cetoniidae  considered a separate family in some classification systems
           member:  genus_Cetonia__Cetonia  a genus of Cetoniidae
              member:  rose_chafer__rose_beetle__Cetonia_aurata  a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses
     member:  family_Lucanidae__Lucanidae  stag beetles
        member:  stag_beetle  the male has branched mandibles resembling antlers
  member:  family_Elateridae__Elateridae  click beetles and certain fireflies
     member:  elaterid_beetle__elater__elaterid  any of various widely distributed beetles
     member:  genus_Pyrophorus__Pyrophorus  tropical click beetles
        member:  firefly__fire_beetle__Pyrophorus_noctiluca  tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
     member:  wireworm  wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles; feeds on roots of many crop plants
  member:  family_Dytiscidae__Dytiscidae  water beetles
     member:  water_beetle__waterbeetle  any of numerous aquatic beetles usually having a smooth oval body and flattened hind legs for swimming
  member:  family_Gyrinidae__Gyrinidae  whirligig beetles
     member:  whirligig_beetle__whirligigbeetle  aquatic beetle that circles rapidly on the water surface
  member:  family_Anobiidae__Anobiidae  deathwatch beetles
     member:  deathwatch_beetle__deathwatch__Xestobium_rufovillosum  bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
  member:  family_Curculionidae__Curculionidae  true weevils: snout beetles
     member:  snout_beetle__snoutbeetle  small weevil having a prolonged snout; destructive to e.g. grains and nuts
     member:  genus_Anthonomus__Anthonomus  weevils destructive of cultivated plants
        member:  boll_weevil__Anthonomus_grandis  grayish weevil that lays its eggs in cotton bolls destroying the cotton
  member:  family_Meloidae__Meloidae  blister beetles
     member:  blister_beetle__blisterbeetle__meloid  beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin
  member:  family_Scolytidae__Scolytidae__Ipidae__family_Ipidae  large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees
     member:  genus_Scolytus__Scolytus  type genus of the Scolytidae comprising numerous small bark beetles
        member:  Dutch-elm_beetle__Scolytus_multistriatus  a vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease
     member:  genus_Dendroctonus__Dendroctonus  genus of small bark beetles destructive especially to mature conifers
     member:  bark_beetle  small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils
  member:  family_Staphylinidae__Staphylinidae  rove beetles
     member:  rove_beetle  active beetle typically having predatory or scavenging habits
  member:  family_Tenebrionidae__Tenebrionidae  a family of arthropods including darkling beetles and mealworms
     member:  darkling_beetle__darkling_groung_beetle__tenebrionid  sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain
     member:  mealworm  the larva of beetles of the family Tenebrionidae
     member:  genus_Tribolium__Tribolium  flour beetles
        member:  flour_beetle__flourbeetle__flour_weevil__flourweevil  infests flour and stored grains
  member:  family_Bruchidae__Bruchidae  seed beetles
     member:  seed_beetle__seed_weevil  infests the seeds of legumes
     member:  genus_Bruchus__Bruchus  type genus of the Bruchidae
        member:  pea_weevil__peaweevil__Bruchus_pisorum  larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant
     member:  genus_Acanthoscelides__Acanthoscelides  a genus of Bruchidae
        member:  bean_weevil__Acanthoscelides_obtectus  larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans
     member:  genus_Sitophylus__Sitophylus  a genus of Bruchidae
        member:  rice_weevil__black_weevil__blackweevil__Sitophylus_oryzae  brown weevil that infests stored grain especially rice

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